Letter from the Editor

****SANTAS ON HIS WAY****

That’s right - only a little over a month until Christmas and you know what that means……. Gaps Christmas Party and the Christmas Pagents are on there way. Hope to see a lot of you there with your hounds in toe. Full details are listed below.

We have a another bumper issue, with more from Gaps mate Clyde, and also the latest instalment in the Shaggy dog series and of course the ever so popular cross word puzzle and kids corner.

Also, we have received some sad news recently... and I would like to extend my sincere condolences to the family of Bradley Scott, friend and partner of our previous Co-ordinator, Philip Copeland.  Many of you will remember Bradley helping Philip to deliver Greyhounds to their Foster and adoptive homes. Those of us who had the privilege of getting to know him beyond the occasional foster encounter will miss him sorely.

The newsletter is always open for submissions. So if you have anything you would like to contribute please send them in.

Regards
Kymberly Webb
Newsletter Editor/Fundraising Coordinator

PS - This newsletter features beautiful Smokey who sadly passed away earlier this year. - photo supplied by Shirley. If you would like to have your dog featured in any headings of the newsletter or website - please supply a high quality crystal clear image similar to above with contrasting plain background. Face on headshots preferred.

Coming Events

Christmas Pageants

It’s that time of the year again when our pooches join in on the festivities in the various Christmas parties around Adelaide.

Salisbury and Port Adelaide pagents were held on November 21st. Huge

Thanks to all those who came with their beautiful Greyhounds
The next Pagent is Norwood
Place: Norwood – Norwood Christmas Parade
Date: 28th November 2009
Time: 10am
Any queiries contact Jennie on 08 8847 2767.

GAPSA CHRISTMAS PARTY

Sunday 6th December 2009

12 noon til 4pm

Angle Park Greyhound Track

This will be a grand event with lots of fun and a great way for everyone to get together and celebrate the great year GAP has, as well as to celebrate the holidays.

Events include:

$2.00 Sausage Sizzle (Drinks will also be available for purchase)

2010 Wall and desktop calendars ready for purchase

Wall $15.00.00 Desktop$10.00

Competitions for best dressed, best trick, fastest greyhound and human eater. More to be announced.

In a GAP first, we also Have Kahli from Kahli-Anna Photography joining us on the day, taking Pet Portraits and Family Portraits*** with part proceeds going to GAP.

$20.00 for 6x8 sized picture $25.00 for 8x12 sized picture

$7.00 for each additional Photo

If you pre book your Pet Portraits by December 4th 2009 you will receive two free passes to the Angel Park to watch the races.

GAPSA OPEN DAY ADOTION

Sunday 6th December 2009

12 noon til 4pm

Angle Park Greyhound Track

20 dogs available for adoption on the day. All applicants and the general public are invited.

Come along and find your next “greyt mate”!

Clydes Letter from the Donga

G’day Kym,

Ther Missus ses your gunna be doin ther newsletter now, good on ya. D’yer yer still wunt me stuff? Hopes yer do cos I reckons this writin’ lark bonza. Me old mate Heidi still says I’m a real lame brain but I’d like ter see her try ut.

Anyways er’ve yer bin? Wus ther Winter cold enough fer yu? Real brass monkey weather wunnit?

Hasn’t ut bin a beut Winter though? We spent most uv ther time in ther house under ther eg’nish’ner. When ther carpet grub came ter visit she gave us lots uv cuddles an Heidi’s found she’s good fer a bit uv real grub too! Ther Missus made us go out in ther rain a garbla times er day en Heidi hates ut. We’ve got this lawn thing, right? En uts got er concrete wall arand uts edge whot sep’rates ut frum ther orchard. Anyways, Heidi dun like getting her feet wet so when uts rainin an ther grass us wet Heidi trots out on ther wall like er ruddy bally dancer. Ut really cuts me up ter watch her prancin along tryin ter keep her toes dry. She allus runs out uv wall before she finds a place ter pee an the only way out us dahn onter ther wet grass!

We’ve bin doin our bit up here. We went ter Leigh Creek agen, dropped in on Mick an Honour up ut Peterborough on ther way up ther track, we has er good ol’ yabber with them, they talk real funny cos they started their Gap life in a place called England. Y’ever heard uv ut Kym? They ses uts all’us green up there an ut rains all ther time. Geeze would’n Heidi hate thut?

When we’re in Leigh Creek we gets ter walk ut ther oval next ter ther school. Uts a real beaut place thut smells uv ther ‘roos whut come an eat ut ut night. We wuz havin er walk with our GAP jackets on an there wus a class uv kids doin stuff with flyin’ things. A garbla ther girls comes over an wants ter know a bit about us so ther Missus start in tellin them all abaht GAP an ther teacher comes across. We reckons we’re gunna cop er serve but she wunts ter know abaht us too! Yer know whut? We spends ther whole lesson tellin ther kids abaht Greyhounds an GAP an getting lots uv pats an cuddles an tummy rubs. They was real interested an asked lots uv questions. Ther Missus tells em we’re really flyin when we run (cos wo only touch ther ground fer ¼ uv ther time) so we reckons we fits ther lesson on flyin things. Ut ther end uv ut two uv ther girls gives us er run, we’re still on our leads so we can’t go flat chat an uts not much uv a demo but we has fun an Heidi gets ter act the goat. Then ther teacher thanks us fer an interestin’ time. Ther Missus ses we’re lucky we dun have ter write lines fer muckin’ up ther lesson!

When we gets back home we heads dahn ther track ter ther tree nursery fer more trees fer ther orchard. We really tried ter help with ther plantin’ but ther Boss got grumpy, he were diggin holes, it dun make sense thut we can’t! Ther carpet grub helps too an she dun get inter strife fer playin in ther holes! She helps move mulch arahnd, we could’uv helped spread ut abaht too uf they’d wanted. Yer knows what? We gets inter strife if we steals her toys an she gets ter steal ours. They dun wunt dog slobber on her stuff but whut abaht minya slobber on our stuff? I just dun unnerstand hoomans sometimes!

Another thing I dun unnerstand us ther Missus an her chooks. Most people keeps ther flamin things fer ther cackleberrys but not ther Missus, she keeps them ter show them! She breeds them an chooses ther good ones, an then she washes them an gets them all laired up, then she takes them off ter shows an comes home grinnin like er shot fox. An yer knows what? They does nothin! They dun do racin or obedience or tricks, they just stand in pens then get taken out by special judge type people an looked ut an they’re given prizes fer doin thut! Strike a light! I reckons uts a load uv old cobblers! Cun yer see ther sense in thut Kym mate? I can’t fer ther life uv me! I knows all abaht ut cos I goes along ter some uv ther shows. Heidi ses I’m a disgrace, I rides in ther back with ther chooks in their boxes an I has a good snooze. Heidi reckons I should stir em up er bit but where’s ther sense in thut? She dun get ter go fer ther ride cos she can’t be trusted but I can so I does. I reckons thuts better than a poke in ther eye with a burnt stick!

We’ve bin workin on a garbla foster hounds too. We missed ol’ Tyson so we get’s Harry instead. He’s all bright eyed an bushy tailed an a real barbeque stopper too. Cripes, yer’d think he’d gone an won one uv them chook shows ther way everyone keeps on abaht how good he looks. Every one else thinks Harry’s crackajack, I reckons he’s not a bad old coot but he gives me ther stirks, he’s a real sook an gets too many uv ther smooches an tummy rubs. Ther Missus says she wunts ter keep him but Angela says there’s buckley’s chance uv thut. I’m on Angela’s side, there’s enough uv us here without a ruddy show pony too!

We all goes dahn ter ther GAP dinner an ther bloke ses as how Harry’s available fer adoption but he dun go ter a ferever home frum here, he goes ter Cathy ter see if he’s as cat safe as ther Missus thinks he is. He is. He’s as good as me with them an Heidi ses uts just as well he’s gone. She says she’d never cope havin ter live with two great wusses in ther house. She ses ut dents her Greyhound pride enough havin’ ter live with me!

After thut we gets Betty fer a bit, she goes off ter Don an Joan cos life here’s a bit crazy fer her, then Paul comes ter stay with us. Whut er corker he is! Geeze did we all cum er cropper fer ol’Paul. Ther Boss an ther Missus reckon he’s ther best thing this side uv Christmas an Heidi an me gets on with him like er house on fire. Paul is big an black an a real nice sort uv a cove. Whilst he’s with us we goes an spends a garbla days ut ther beach, uts a ripper uv a place an we all had er real bobby dazzler uv a time there. Ther Missus reckons we’ll be able ter keep Paul fer a while cos noone wants big black boys an we dun send his picture in ter Angela fer ther Web site so she can’t advertise him. Darn Angela says we’ve got Buckley’s chance uv swingin thut one an goes an finds him a home anyway!

Heidi an Paul goes off ter do a bit er advertisin fer ther tin bunny crew an Paul’s new owners cum ter get him frum there, they fall as bad as we did. Everyone loves ol’ Paul. He’s goin ter have a real good fer ever home but geeze we’re gunna miss him.

Cheerio Kym,

I’m gunna nick off an see if ther Missus is getting ther grub ready,

Clyde.

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